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A Practical Approach to Using Strain Echocardiography to Evaluate the Left Ventricle by Feigenbaum, Harvey, Mastouri, Ronald, Sawada, Stephen

“…Left ventricular (LV) evaluation is the most important use of echocardiography. Speckle tracking strain echocardiography (SE) provides a quantitative regional…”
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Randomized Trial of Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Treat Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The iNOPE trial by Kline, Jeffrey A, Hall, Cassandra L, Jones, Alan E, Puskarich, Michael A, Mastouri, Ronald A, Lahm, Tim

“…Background The study hypothesis is that administration of inhaled NO plus oxygen to subjects with submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) will improve RV systolic…”
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Genome-Wide Association Study for Anthracycline-Induced Congestive Heart Failure by Schneider, Bryan P, Shen, Fei, Gardner, Laura, Radovich, Milan, Li, Lang, Miller, Kathy D, Jiang, Guanglong, Lai, Dongbing, O'Neill, Anne, Sparano, Joseph A, Davidson, Nancy E, Cameron, David, Gradus-Pizlo, Irmina, Mastouri, Ronald A, Suter, Thomas M, Foroud, Tatiana, Sledge, Jr, George W

“…Anthracycline-induced congestive heart failure (CHF) is a rare but serious toxicity associated with this commonly employed anticancer therapy. The ability to…”
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Inhaled nitric oxide to treat intermediate risk pulmonary embolism: A multicenter randomized controlled trial by Kline, Jeffrey A., Puskarich, Michael A., Jones, Alan E., Mastouri, Ronald A., Hall, Cassandra L., Perkins, Anthony, Gundert, Emily E., Lahm, Tim

“…To test the hypothesis that adjunctive inhaled NO would improve RV function and viability in acute PE. This was a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blind…”
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Effect of Body Mass Index on Left Ventricular Mass in Career Male Firefighters by Korre, Maria, ScD, Porto, Luiz Guilherme G., PhD, Farioli, Andrea, MD, Yang, Justin, MD, MPH, Christiani, David C., MD, MPH, Christophi, Costas A., Ph.D, Lombardi, David A., Ph.D, Kovacs, Richard J., MD, Mastouri, Ronald, MD, Abbasi, Siddique, MD, Steigner, Michael, MD, Moffatt, Steven, MD, Smith, Denise, Ph.D, Kales, Stefanos N., MD, MPH

“…Abstract Left ventricular (LV) mass is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events; increased LV mass is common among US firefighters; and plays…”
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Caffeine Consumption and Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Response to Regadenoson by Bitar, Abbas, Mastouri, Ronald, Kreutz, Rolf P

“…Current guidelines recommend that caffeinated products should be avoided for at least 12 hours prior to regadenoson administration. We intended to examine the…”
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Prevalence and Prognostic Value of Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients With Constrictive Pericarditis Who Underwent Pericardiectomy by Choudhry, Muhammad W., MD, Homsi, Mohamed, MD, Mastouri, Ronald, MD, Feigenbaum, Harvey, MD, Sawada, Stephen G., MD

“…Impaired right ventricular systolic function (RVSF) may complicate the treatment of constrictive pericarditis (CP) by pericardiectomy, which is a procedure…”
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Derivation of a screening tool to identify patients with right ventricular dysfunction or tricuspid regurgitation after negative computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography of the chest by Kline, Jeffrey A., Russell, Frances M., Lahm, Tim, Mastouri, Ronald A.

“…Many dyspneic patients who undergo computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for presumed acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have no identified cause…”
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Independent evaluation of a simple clinical prediction rule to identify right ventricular dysfunction in patients with shortness of breath by Russell, Frances M., MD, Moore, Christopher L., MD, Courtney, D. Mark, MD, Kabrhel, Christopher, MD, Smithline, Howard A., MD, Nordenholz, Kristen E., MD, Richman, Peter B., MD, O'Neil, Brian J., MD, Plewa, Michael C., MD, Beam, Daren M., MD, Mastouri, Ronald, MD, Kline, Jeffrey A., MD

“…Abstract Background Many patients have unexplained persistent dyspnea after negative computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA). We hypothesized that…”
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Prediction of Ischemic Events by Anatomic M-mode Strain Rate Stress Echocardiography by Mastouri, Ronald, MD, Mahenthiran, Jothiharan, MD, Kamalesh, Masoor, MD, Gradus-Pizlo, Irmina, MD, Feigenbaum, Harvey, MD, Sawada, Stephen G., MD

“…Objective We assessed the prognostic value of anatomic M-mode strain rate stress echocardiography (SRSE) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery…”
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AN UNUSUAL CASE OF RELAPSING PAROTID ADENOCARCINOMA PRESENTING AS DIFFUSE METASTATIC MYOCARDIAL DISEASE by Jarori, Upasana, Khemka, Abhishek, Mastouri, Ronald

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Abstract 18121: Gaps in Initiation of Evidence-Based Medical Therapies in Patients With Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease by Ramchandani, Juhi, Shah, Chirag, Landrigan, Luke, Zala, Harshvardhanan, Miguel Andres, Unai, Mastouri, Ronald, Tamarappoo, Balaji

“…Abstract only Introduction: Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA) is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) due to…”
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Abstract 16197: Influence of Coronary Artery Disease on the Prognosis of a Positive Stress Echocardiogram in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease by Nazif, Kutaiba, Mastouri, Ronald, Feigenbaum, Harvey, Zenisek, Joseph, Hess-Green, Deborah, Sawada, Stephen G

“…BackgroundCardiac complications are the leading cause of mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In the general population, a positive…”
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CORONARY PLAQUE MEASUREMENT WITH CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: INITIAL EXPERIENCE IN A POPULATION HEALTH PROGRAM FOR DIABETICS by Zala, Harshvardhan S., Damera, Nihanth, Cornwell, Myranda, Blount, Courtland, Li, Xiaochun, Vora, Keyur P., Smolensky, Alexander V., Mastouri, Ronald, Clary, Julie M., Tamarappoo, Balaji, Raman, Subha V.

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Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion: An Early Marker of Mortality in Severe COVID-19 by Jarori, Upasana, Maatman, Thomas K., Maatman, Benjamin, Mastouri, Ronald, Sawada, Stephen G., Khemka, Abhishek

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ADENOSINE MONOPHOPHATE DEAMINASE-1 (AMPD1) DEFICIENCY AND RESPONSE TO REGADENOSON by Kreutz, Rolf, Saab, Rayan, Mastouri, Ronald

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Recurrent Parotid Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Diffuse Myocardial Metastatic Disease by El-Am, Edward A, Jarori, Upasana, Grethlein, Sara J, Mastouri, Ronald, Khemka, Abhishek

“…A 64-year-old man who had undergone treatment for left parotid adenocarcinoma presented with progressive exertional shortness of breath. Evaluation revealed…”
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A NOVEL SCREENING TOOL TO GUIDE USE OF TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM IN BACTEREMIA by Gardner, John, Ownby, Evan, Taylor, Stanley, Shen, Changyu, Mastouri, Ronald

“…Congenital heart disease Prior valve replacement End-stage renal disease Prior endocarditis Intravenous drug abuse Evidence of embolism Moderate or severe…”
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Abstract 17254: Adenosine A2A Receptor Polymorphisms and Response to Regadenoson by Kreutz, Rolf P, Mastouri, Ronald, Saab, Rayan, Philips, Santosh, Skaar, Todd

“…Abstract only Introduction: Activation of adenosine A2A receptors induces coronary vasodilation and sympathetic activation. Regadenoson is an A2A agonist used…”
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Common genetic polymorphisms of adenosine A2A receptor do not influence response to regadenoson by Berlacher, Mark, Mastouri, Ronald, Philips, Santosh, Skaar, Todd C, Kreutz, Rolf P

“…Hemodynamic response to regadenoson varies greatly, and underlying mechanisms for variability are poorly understood. We hypothesized that five common variants…”
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